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Published in: openDemocracyUKIt's not just Scotland. Catalonia and Kurdistan are both fighting for autonomy too.Movements across the world are fighting for politicial autonomy as a route to build a better society. If Scotland...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe left and the devil we don't knowThe indendence referendum gives the people of Scotland the chance to act, to show the world that it's possible for...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKInterview: Leanne Wood - Wales and the spreading of the Scottish rebellionAs Scotland takes a stand against the British State, it's time for the rest of the UK to join in. Is Leanne Wood,...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe English left should focus less on telling Scotland what to do and more on shaping the narrativeThe independence referendum, whatever the result, presents huge opportunities and risks for the English left. It...
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Published in: 50.50Scotland either way: challenging 'patriarchy in a skirt'
Feminist grassroots activism has raised the voices of women during the Scottish referendum campaign, and to some...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKScotland's will to power – and why 'Britishness' was never enough
If Scotland votes 'Yes' next week, recrimination will be surely followed by deep, profound changes to rUK’s political system.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThank you Scotland - and, hold your nerveIf the world could only follow Scotland's example, peace would break out and democracy would spread. The powerful...
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Published in: Shine A LightScotland, towards a more just and fair societyAn independent Scotland could be the start of something even bigger: disaffected voters in England, Wales and...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKScotland: on the eve of a historic choice: review of Gerry Hassan's "Caledonian Dreaming"Gerry Hassan's new book, Caledonian Dreaming, the quest for a different Scotland, encourages a grounded hope in...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKScottish independence, UK dependencyThe fall in the price of the pound indicates quite how much Scotland props up the UK economy.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe age of self government is about to beginWhatever the result of the Scottish referendum, the British State has been shaken to its core, and its power must be...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKAfter the referendum, we must ensure Scots stay engaged in building a fairer, greener countryThe referendum in Scotland has led to a mass engagement in politics, but the vote on the 18th of September isn't the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKA short excursion to pre-referendum Scotland
On a short trip to pre-referendum Scotland, it's possible to find senior figures in the yes campaign in small town...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKFrom oil-rigs to foodbanks: what life in Aberdeen says about why we must vote Yes
A visit to Britain's oil capital reveals grinding poverty amidst a sea of wealth.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKOn the statues and flags of the capitals of these isles
The seven national capital cities of the geological British and Irish archipelago project very different images of...
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Published in: openSecurityWould Scotland's nationalists disarm Trident?The renewal of the “independent British nuclear deterrent” has met remarkably little debate in the UK. Except in...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKBilly Bragg sings for independence
Billy Bragg sings and speaks in Edinburgh about Scottish and English independence from post-imperial Britain -...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKA journey into the world of George Galloway: the indyref and the limits of left populismAt a public meeting in Portobello, a grumpy George Galloway couldn't get his basic facts right...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKEngland, do not be afraidA yes vote in Scotland would barely impact on UK general elections, but it would blow a hole in the British...
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Published in: ourBeebThe BBC and the Scottish referendum
Lord Birt suggests a yes vote in Scotland would be a threat to the BBC. It needn't be.
